SD9949 : Old Milestone by the A6131, Keighley Road, Skipton

taken 2 months ago, near to Ravenshaw, North Yorkshire, England

Old Milestone by the A6131, Keighley Road, Skipton
Old Milestone by the A6131, Keighley Road, Skipton
Metal plate attached to stone post by the A6131 (was A629), in parish of Skipton (Craven District), old road into Skipton from by-pass, backing onto wall and in pavement, well back from road, on West side of road. WR iron casting, erected by the County Council in the 19th century.

Inscription reads:-
: SKIPTON / 1¼ MILES / SETTLE / 16¾ MILES / KENDAL / 46 MILES : : KEIGHLEY & KENDAL / ROAD / SKIPTON : : KEIGHLEY / 8 MILES :

North Yorkshire HER.
NY SMR Number: MNY36464 LinkExternal link

Milestone Society National ID: YN_KEKN08

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Primary Subject: Milepost or Milestone Milestoneid: YN KEKN08 other tags: Milestone Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Skipton Road [6] · Wall [6] · Keighley Road [4] · North Yorkshire [2] Title Clusters: · Old Milestone by the A6131, Keighley Road, Skipton [2] ·
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Ian Elsworth   (more nearby)
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Milestone Society   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 25 January, 2026   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 25 January, 2026
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 99255 49669 [1m precision]
WGS84: 53:56.5878N 2:0.7702W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SD 99255 49669
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